Train communications of Dhaka with the country’s northern and southern regions resumed after seven hours of disruption due to the soil erosion beneath the rail tracks in Kalihati upazila of Tangail district. Officer-in-charge of Bangabandhu Bridge East Police Station Akheruzzaman...
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will pay a ‘goodwill visit’ to Bangladesh from June 25-27 during which bilateral issues will be discussed, India confirmed on Saturday. This is going to be Swaraj’s first stand-alone visit abroad as the External...
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has emphasised the importance of engaging the ‘extra-parliamentary’ opposition and encouraged progress in social and political reconciliation in Bangladesh. He came up with the observation during his meeting with President Abdul Hamid held at the...
Texas court has indicted Bangladeshi-born American Rahatul Ashikim Khan for allegedly conspiring to provide material support to terrorists, US media reports say. The 23-year-old was arrested Wednesday from his Round Rock residence in an Austin suburb, according to a news...
Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu at the first Commonwealth Domain Name System Forum-2014 conference in London has emphasised the development of Country Code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) for each country. The minister said this while presiding over a session on...
CHITTAGONG: Chittagong and its adjoining areas experienced heavy rains in second consecutive day Saturday. Torrential rains that continued to shower since last Thursday night reached an extreme form up to this afternoon paralysing civic life and business activities badly. All...
Mango traders in Chapainawabganj on Saturday postponed their agitation programmes until June 26 following assurances from the district administration that steps will be taken to stop harassment and extortion in the name of formalin detection on highways. A statement jointly...
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will address a public rally in Joypurhat to mobilise public support in favour of her party’s demand for holding a fresh national election. Joypurhat district unit BNP will arrange the rally at RB High School Ground...
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Saturday urged the officials of the Rural Electrification Board (REB) to check corruption in power sector. “If we fail to check corruption and irregularities, all the achievements in power sector will...
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid urged the officials of the Rural Electrification Board (REB) to check corruption in power sector. “If we fail to check corruption and irregularities, all the achievements in power sector will be jeopardised,”...
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia boycotted the January 5 parliamentary polls to create a situation for military takeover. “Khaleda Zia wanted the military to take over power like what happened in Thailand,” he said addressing the...
Bangladesh Premier Division Chess League runners-up, Bangladesh Navy Chess team representing Bangladesh in the Asian Club Cup Team Chess Championship was kicked off Saturday at Danat Hotel in Al Ain, UAE. A total of eight Asian leading teams are participating...
Narayanganj Nagarik Parishad on Saturday demanded army deployment to ensure fair election. It made the demand at a press conference at Narayanganj Press Club. While reading out a written statement, Mahbubur Rahman Masum, chief election agent of SM Akram, said...
Md. Nurul Amin | 2014-06-21 00:00:00
Corporate governance is a critical issue in so far as business is concerned --- particularly in the financial sector. The system employed to direct and control a corporation is referred to as 'corporate governance' that defines the rights and responsibilities...
Masih Malik Chowdhury | 2014-06-21 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith has presented the Finance Bill 2014 along with the budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 in the Jatiya Sangsad. The budget has been announced amid both applause and critical analysis on the part of the...
Bangladesh is in a flurry of diplomatic dashes for economic cooperation right now. On conclusion of two such successful itineraries by the Bangladesh premier to Japan and China, it has just hosted the prime minister of Cambodia. Diplomatic forays to...
Rahman Jahangir | 2014-06-21 00:00:00
Global consumers have become increasingly environment and human rights-conscious. They have put mounting pressure on retailers threatening not to import goods from developing countries like Bangladesh that are stained with workers' blood spilled due to workplace hazards, absence of basic...
Lt Col Quazi Salimuddin (retd) | 2014-06-21 00:00:00
The ongoing anti-formalin drive in the capital city can be termed 'not enough'. The drive is limited to checking formalin-tainted fish, fruits and vegetables entering the city, but those contaminated with other chemicals remain untraced. This is because the persons...
Guillermo Ochoa, the Mexican goalkeeper stunned the world by making a series of heroic saves that helped his country against the formidable soccer team Brazil to earn a thrilling 0-0 draw in the World Cup Group A. Even though both...
It was 25th of March 2014. My wife and I were returning to Australia after a happy visit to Bangladesh. The sad part is that we had to return with a bitter experience regarding the airline in general and the...
I was watching a picture on an online news portal about illegal parking which is one of the reasons for severe traffic gridlock in the city. No effective steps are being seen to be taken against this illegal parking menace....
Md. Rashed Chowdhury | 2014-06-21 00:00:00
Let me start with a classic example of Venezuela - the country officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. This is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. Like Bangladesh, Venezuela has for some time been in...
Md Jamal Hossain and Md. Mustafizur Rahman | 2014-06-21 00:00:00
There are different views among academics regarding factors that cause child labour. Some vigorously advocate that demand factors are responsible for child labour; some argue that supply factors are responsible for child labour; and some say that social and cultural...
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 20 (AFP): After a steadily diminishing goals-per-game ratio at recent World Cups, the 2014 tournament has bucked the trend in spectacular fashion. A week into the competition, the average number of goals scored per game is...
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, June 20 (AFP): Argentina captain Lionel Messi believes coach Alejandro Sabella has to back his side's attacking capabilities and include him among a front three when they face Iran on Saturday in Belo Horizonte. Napoli striker Gonzalo...
An excellent counter-attacking display from Colombia saw them defeat the Ivory Coast 2-1, despite a late comeback. The was little of note in an uneventful first half. Both sides were far more competent in defence than in attack, and the...
Greece managed to hold on to a 0-0 draw after being reduced to 10 men against Japan in a tight World Cup Group A game with few chances. The game had already been stagnant before Konstantinos Katsouranis was sent off,...
Nilratan Halder | 2014-06-21 00:00:00
Flags carry the high-voltage passion of a particular group of people. Be it a religious sect, a political outfit, a sports club or any other organisation. But above everything else the national flag is a representation in colour and shape...
Babul Barman | 2014-06-21 00:00:00
Stocks witnessed sharp fall last week that ended Thursday with sluggish trading activities as nervous traders reacted to an array of anti-capital market decisions in the proposed budget. "The higher capital gain tax imposition and withdrawal of the provision for...
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